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National Assembly approves appointments of senior positions

The 15th National Assembly adopted resolutions approving the relieving of Tran Sy Thanh from his position as State Auditor General, and Nguyen Van The from Minister of Transport in the 2021-2026 tenure, during the ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on October 21 morning.
National Assembly approves appointments of senior positions ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from right), NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (second from left) congratulate State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan (first from left), Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan (centre) and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly adopted resolutionsapproving the relieving of Tran Sy Thanh from his position as State AuditorGeneral, and Nguyen Van The from Minister of Transport in the 2021-2026 tenure,during the ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on October 21 morning.

All472 deputies present at the session, equivalent to 94.78% of the totallegislators voted yes to relieve Thanh from the post while 459 out of 463legislators attending the session, equivalent 92.17% of the total number, agreedto relieve The via a secret ballot.

Accordingto a Decision dated July 14, the Politburo decided to relieve Thanh from hisposition as Secretary of the State Audit Office’s Party Affairs Committee andassign him to participate in the Executive Committee, the Standing Board andhold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the2020-2025 tenure. He was later elected as Chairman of the Hanoi People’sCommittee for the 2021-2026 tenure.

In theafternoon sitting, with 459 out of 460 approval votes, equivalent to 92.17% ofthe total number of deputies, the NA passed a resolution electing Ngo Van Tuan,member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy State Auditor General incharge of the State Audit Office of Vietnam, as State Auditor General for the2021-2026 tenure.

With434 out of 458 lawmakers present at the event voting yes, the legislature alsoratified resolutions ratifying the appointments of Dao Hong Lan, member of theParty Central Committee and acting Minister of Health, as Minister of Healthfor the 2021-2026 tenure, and member of the Party Central Committee andSecretary of the Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thang asMinister of Transport for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Alsoon October 21 afternoon, the Standing Board of the Party Committeeof Central Agencies' Bloc announced the Politburo's decision to relieveformer Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The from the position of Secretary ofthe Ministry of Transport's Party Civil Affairs Committee to hold the post of Secretaryof the Party Committee of Central Agencies' Bloc for the 2020-2025tenure./.
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